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OBC 2006 Division B

3.2.4.9.

Version 1 — in force 1 April 2010

In force · amended
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Provenance

OBC 1997 · continues from 3.2.4.9. — Pro

Base · O. Reg. 350/06 · ext v0 →

O. Reg. 205/08, cl. 6 · ext ← current

In force 2010-04-01

OBC 2012 · renumbered to 3.2.4.10. — Pro

3.2.4.9. — Electrical Supervision

Comparing versions

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v0 base

Earlier · 2006-12-31

(1) Electrical supervision shall be provided for a fire alarm system.

(2) If a fire alarm system is installed in a building, an automatic sprinkler system shall be electrically supervised to indicate a supervisory signal on the building fire alarm system annunciator for each of the following:

(a) movement of a valve handle that controls the supply of water to sprinklers;

(b) loss of excess water pressure required to prevent false alarms in a wet pipe system;

(c) loss of air pressure in a dry pipe system;

(d) loss of air pressure in a pressure tank;

(e) a significant change in water level in any water storage container used for fire fighting purposes;

(f) loss of power to any automatically starting fire pump, and

(g) a temperature approaching the freezing point in any dry pipe valve enclosure or water storage container used for fire fighting purposes.

v1 O. Reg. 205/08

Later · viewing · 2010-04-01

(1) Electrical supervision shall be provided for a fire alarm system.

(2) If a fire alarm system is installed in a building, an automatic sprinkler system shall be electrically supervised to indicate a supervisory signal on the building fire alarm system annunciator for each of the following:

(a) movement of a valve handle that controls the supply of water to sprinklers;

(b) loss of excess water pressure required to prevent false alarms in a wet pipe system;

(c) loss of air pressure in a dry pipe system;

(d) loss of air pressure in a pressure tank;

(e) a significant change in water level in any water storage container used for fire fighting purposes;

(f) loss of power to any automatically starting fire pump, and

(g) a temperature approaching the freezing point in any dry pipe valve enclosure or water storage container used for fire fighting purposes.

(3) In a building regulated by the provisions of Subsection 3.2.6., the indication of a supervisory signal in accordance with Sentence (2) shall be transmitted to a proprietary control centre or to an independent central station.